CN103944753A - Method For Management Of Communication Devices In An Access Network And A Related Acces Unit - Google Patents

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CN103944753A
CN103944753A CN201410124290.0A CN201410124290A CN103944753A CN 103944753 A CN103944753 A CN 103944753A CN 201410124290 A CN201410124290 A CN 201410124290A CN 103944753 A CN103944753 A CN 103944753A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for management of a plurality of Communication devices in an access network. Each Communication device of the plurality of communication devices is being coupled to a management server via an access unit. This method comprises the step of the access unit during a communications devices management phase, successively establishing a temporary point-to-point connection from the management server to each of the communication devices of the plurality of communication devices. The method further comprises the step of the management server at establishment of each temporary point-to-point connection between the management server and a corresponding communication device of the plurality of communication devices, managing the corresponding Communication device CD of the plurality of communication devices based on a terminal identifier of said corresponding communication device CD.

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Be used for the method for the communication equipment of managing Access Network and relevant access unit
The application be application number 200510055774.5, March 21 2005 applying date day, be called the divisional application of " for managing the method for communication equipment of Access Network and relevant access unit ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to method and the access unit of the multiple communication equipments for managing Access Network.
Background technology
Such management method and relevant device are normally known in the prior art.For the needs of administrative purposes, the management method of the communication equipment in IP network Access Network (for example configuration) connects and realizes by providing by Internet protocol layer such as the layer 3 between managed network element and the managed devices of configuration server.
Such communication network comprises access unit and Ethernet (Ethernet), ATM or MPLS converging network, wherein, such as the access unit of digital subscriber line access unit, the communication equipment such as digital subscriber link modem is connected to converging network.Communication equipment is connected with access unit and is connected by ATM.
The required communication of this managing communication devices is based on internet protocol address (being called in addition IP address), for the management application addressing to communication equipment place.
At present, the required communication of managing communication devices is based on Internet protocol, and wherein the internet protocol address of communication equipment is unique address.
But, in some cases, do not have unique IP address assignment there is no outside known IP address to communication equipment (communication equipment can have identical IP address) or communication equipment.So, for administrative purposes and other object, can not use IP layer to communication equipment addressing.
For example, owing to lacking public ip address, or in the network of uniqueness that can not guarantee the IP address of distributing to communication equipment, there will be this situation.
Therefore,, if do not have unique IP address to can be used for these communication equipment addressing, these communication equipments are unavailable at layer 3, and can not be managed.
Summary of the invention
The object of this invention is to provide and a kind ofly manage the method for the multiple communication equipments in Access Network environment and the relevant device of above-mentioned known type, but do not require unique IP address.
According to the present invention, realize this object by following method and access unit:
For managing the method for multiple communication equipments for Access Network, each communication equipment of described multiple communication equipments is connected to management server through access unit, said method comprising the steps of:
A. during communication equipment management phase, described access unit is set up the interim point to point connect of the each described communication equipment from described management server to described multiple communication equipments continuously;
B. in the time of each described interim point to point connect of setting up between described management server and the corresponding communication device of described multiple communication equipments, the terminal identifier of described management server based on described corresponding communication device, the described corresponding communication device of multiple communication equipments described in administration configuration.
A kind of access unit, for managing multiple communication equipments of Access Network, each communication equipment of described multiple communication equipments is connected to configuration server through described access unit, described access unit comprises: coupling part, be suitable for during communication equipment management phase, set up continuously the interim point to point connect of the each described communication equipment from described management server to described multiple communication equipments.
In fact, realizing this object is because the following fact: during communication equipment management phase, access unit is set up continuously and is discharged interim osi layer 2 point to point connects from configuration server to each described communication equipment, and in the time of temporary layer 2 point to point connect of setting up between each such configuration server and corresponding communication device, the terminal identifier of configuration server based on described corresponding communication device, the corresponding communication device of the multiple communication equipments of management (for example configuration).
Another favorable characteristics of the present invention is not need osi layer 1 and layer 2 to access unit to modify, and therefore can not cause higher cost and the complexity of access unit.
Another characteristic embodiment of the present invention is: if apply asynchronous transport method between access unit and communication equipment, interim point-to-point layer 2 connection are based upon on switch type virtual link.
Another characteristic embodiment of the present invention is: if apply the asynchronous transport method in converging network between described access unit and management server, interim point to point connect is based upon on permanent virtual link.
Another alternative embodiment of the invention is: if apply Ethernet converging network between access unit and management server, point to point connect is based upon on virtual LAN VLAN pipeline.
Another alternative embodiment of the invention is: if apply multiprotocol label switching converging network between access unit and management server, interim point to point connect is based upon in label switching path LSP.
Another characteristic embodiment of the present invention is: described terminal identifier is the MAC Address of communication equipment.
Another alternative embodiment of the invention is: described terminal identifier is organization unique identifier.
Another alternative embodiment of the invention is: described terminal identifier can be also the identifier of a group communication equipment, as the model of the vendor name of terminal and terminal and version.
Another characteristic embodiment of the present invention is: the step of setting up continuously the interim point to point connect of the each described communication equipment from management server to described multiple communication equipments is the management data based on described access unit.
It should be noted that the term using in claim " comprises " should not be interpreted as being only limited to the device of after this listing.Therefore, the scope of statement " a kind of equipment comprises device A and B " should not be limited to equipment and is only made up of part A and B.For the present invention, its meaning is that the part that equipment is only correlated with is A and B.
Similarly, it should be noted that the term " connection " using in claim should not be interpreted as being only limited to direct connection.Therefore the output that the scope that, statement " is connected to the device A of equipment B " should not be limited to device A is directly connected to equipment or the system of the input of equipment B.Its meaning is to have a path between the output of A and the input of B, and it can be the path that comprises other equipment or device.
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With reference to the description of the embodiment below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, above and other object of the present invention and feature will become more apparent, and can understand better the present invention itself, wherein:
Fig. 1 represents the communication network CN such as Access Network AN, has wherein realized the present invention.
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In paragraph below, with reference to accompanying drawing, by describe according to of the present invention for manage Access Network AN multiple communication equipment CD1 ..., the realization of the method for CDx.At the first paragraph of this description, the main element of communication network is as shown in Figure 1 described.At second segment, all connections between said elements and the device of description are defined.In paragraph afterwards, the actual execution for the method for session establishment is described.
This Access Network AN comprise multiple communication equipment CD1 ..., CDx and multiple access unit, but, succinct in order to make to describe, select only to have an access unit AU.In the present embodiment, select Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer, although also can select any other access unit.
In addition, there is the management server for managing communication devices.In the present embodiment, this management server MS is selected as configuration server, but can be also any attempt and communication equipment set up layer 3 IP device being connected.
Each communication equipment by ATM connect L1, L2 ..., Lx is connected to access unit AU, although can be that any other layer 2 connects, as Ethernet or MPLS.
Configuration server MS is connected to access unit AU by ATM, Ethernet or MPLS converging network.
For work of the present invention is described, suppose that each communication equipment does not distribute unique IP address, although the present invention also can be operated in the situation that all communication equipments have unique public ip address.In addition, suppose at a time, communication terminal need to be managed, for example, in the time operating for the first time, and configuration of communications device.
In the situation that user supposition manage based on IP, access unit AU sets up continuously configuration server MS and is connected to the IP connection between the communication equipment of access unit AU.But, in the time not having unique public ip address to distribute to terminal, can not set up IP and connect.
On the contrary, during communication equipment management phase, access unit AU sets up continuously with the interim point-to-point layer 2 discharging from access unit AU to each communication equipment and is connected.It is the interconnection connecting to the permanent layer 2 between access unit and configuration server (CS) that this interim point-to-point layer 2 connects.Set up configuration server MS and described multiple communication equipment CD1 ..., each described interim point-to-point layer 2 between the corresponding communication device of CDx is while connecting, configuration server MS uses the terminal identifier of corresponding communication device CD1, configuration corresponding communication device CD1.After configuration of communications device CD1, discharge the interim point-to-point layer 2 of setting up and connect.Subsequently, access unit is set up interim point-to-point layer 2 and is connected between configuration server MS and communication equipment CD2, afterwards by configuration server MS configuration of communications device CD2.In the time that configuration completes, the interim point-to-point layer 2 discharging between configuration server MS and communication equipment CD2 connects.Continuously each communication equipment being managed is carried out to this operation.
It should be noted that if apply asynchronous transport method between access unit and communication equipment, interim point-to-point layer 2 connection can be based upon on switch type virtual link.
In addition, it should be noted that, if apply the asynchronous transport method in converging network between described access unit and management server, interim point to point connect can be based upon on permanent virtual link, if or apply Ethernet converging network between access unit and management server, point to point connect can be based upon on virtual LAN VLAN pipeline, if or between access unit and management server, applied multiprotocol label switching converging network, interim point to point connect could be based upon in label switching path LSP.
The step that shall also be noted that the interim point to point connect of the each described communication equipment of continuous foundation from management server to described multiple communication equipments is the management data based on described access unit.
Terminal identifier can be the MAC Address of terminal, or any other unique identifier of communication equipment, as organization unique identifier (OUI).
Terminal identifier can be also the identifier of a group communication equipment, as the model of the vendor name of terminal and terminal and version.
It should be noted that the present invention can be applied in XDSL network, wherein communication equipment is bridge joint or routed modems, and access unit AU is Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer.Link L1, L2 ... Lx is that ATM connects, and Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer is connected to configuration server by Ethernet or ATM converging network.
The present invention also can be applied to mobile network, cable system or even in fiber optic network.
Finally note, above according to functional block description embodiments of the invention.According to the functional descriptions of above-mentioned these functional blocks that provide, for a person skilled in the art, how design uses the electronic equipment of the embodiment of very known these pieces of electronic components fabrication is apparent.Therefore do not provide the detailed architecture of the content of functional block.
In conjunction with specific device, describe principle of the present invention above, it should be clearly understood that this description only illustrates by example, instead of limitation of the scope of the invention, scope of the present invention is defined by claims.

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1. one kind for managing the method for multiple communication equipments of Access Network (AN), described multiple communication equipment (CD1 ..., CDx) each communication equipment be connected to management server through access unit (AU), it is characterized in that, in the time not having unique public ip address to distribute to each communication equipment, said method comprising the steps of:
A. during communication equipment management phase, described access unit (AU) is set up continuously with the interim point-to-point layer 2 that discharges the each described communication equipment from described management server (MS) to described multiple communication equipments and is connected;
B. set up described management server (MS) and described multiple communication equipment (CD1 ..., CDx) corresponding communication device between each described interim point-to-point layer 2 while connecting, the terminal identifier of described management server (MS) based on described corresponding communication device CD, multiple communication equipments described in administration configuration (CD1 ..., CDx) described corresponding communication device.
2. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, if apply asynchronous transport method between described access unit (AU) and described communication equipment (CD), interim point-to-point layer 2 connection are based upon on switch type virtual link.
3. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, if apply the asynchronous transport method in converging network between described access unit (AU) and described management server (MS), described interim point-to-point layer 2 connection are based upon on permanent virtual link.
4. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, if apply Ethernet converging network between described access unit (AU) and described management server (MS), described interim point-to-point layer 2 connection are based upon on VLAN pipeline.
5. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, if apply multiprotocol label switching converging network between described access unit (AU) and described management server (MS), described interim point-to-point layer 2 connection are based upon on label switched path.
6. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, described terminal identifier is the MAC Address of communication equipment.
7. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, described terminal identifier is organization unique identifier.
8. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, described terminal identifier is the identifier of a group communication equipment.
9. the method as described in any one of aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, the step that the interim point-to-point layer 2 of the each described communication equipment of described continuous foundation from described management server (MS) to described multiple communication equipments connects is the management data based on described access unit.
10. an access unit (AU), be used for managing Access Network (AN) multiple communication equipments (CD1 ..., CDx), described multiple communication equipment (CD1 ..., CDx) each communication equipment be connected to configuration server through described access unit (AU), it is characterized in that, described access unit (AU) comprises following part:
Coupling part, be suitable for during communication equipment management phase, set up continuously and discharge from described management server (MS) to described multiple communication equipments (CD1 ..., CDx) the interim point-to-point layer 2 of each described communication equipment connect.
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